has a dilemma

[tobybrennan]

well i want to fit coilovers

but... its not that easy, my front drivers side jacking point does not like being jacked up at all
so with jacking it up i cant really do it.

but i need to

so i rang up a garage and for fitting they wanted £200+vat
(this is a vw specialist we're talking about)

so is there any way round this?

[Adam]

Use a bit of wood to distribute the weight over an area when jacking it up.

Use the widow maker if you dare......

[Wayne]

Yes look under the car and where the wishbone mounts jack it there (not on the wishbone), I always do it that way.

[tobybrennan]

i dont use a widow maker
many bad experiences, so got myself a decent jack:)

so not on the wishbone, on the wishbone mounts?

is this a straight swap job?

[Wayne]

i dont use a widow maker
many bad experiences, so got myself a decent jack:)

so not on the wishbone, on the wishbone mounts?

is this a straight swap job?

Yes on the wishbone, reference fitting them, my fitting guide is in this thread http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=68845.0

[tobybrennan]

i dont use a widow maker
many bad experiences, so got myself a decent jack:)

so not on the wishbone, on the wishbone mounts?

is this a straight swap job?

Yes on the wishbone, reference fitting them, my fitting guide is in this thread http://www.golfgtiforum.co.uk/index.php?topic=68845.0

okay thanks:)

[VR6-Joe]

Where's Kettering?

I fit coilovers for my mates all the time, only charge them 30 quid

[tobybrennan]

by northamptonshire if you know where that is matey

[Grim_Reaper]

you could always use a jack and a piece of wood and jack it from the front cross member...ive do it all the time on my mk3 and its more rotten than a pear...

edit - realistically (if you know what your doing) you just need the front wheels of the ground, also once you jack it just shove a set of axel stands on the chassis rail somewhere and remove the jack, even more safe then

[tobybrennan]

yeah i'll give that a go:)
put axle stands on or something to